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13.第二天，摩西坐著審判百姓，百姓從早到晚都站在摩西的左右。
The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.
14.摩西的岳父看見他向百姓所做的一切事，就說：「你向百姓做的是甚麼事呢？你為甚麼獨自坐著，眾百姓從早到晚都站在你的左右呢？」
When his father－in－law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, 「What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?」
15.摩西對岳父說：「這是因百姓到我這裏來求問 神。
Moses answered him, 「Because the people come to me to seek God’s will.
16.他們有事的時候就到我這裏來，我便在兩造之間施行審判；我又叫他們知道 神的律例和法度。」
Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s decrees and instructions.」
17.摩西的岳父說：「你這做的不好。
Moses’s father－in－law replied, 「What you are doing is not good.
18.你和這些百姓都必疲憊；因為這事太重。你獨自一人辦不了。
You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.
19.現在你要聽我的話。我為你出個主意，願 神與你同在。你要替百姓到 神面前，將案件奏告 神；
Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him.
20.又要將律例和法度教訓他們，指示他們當行的道，當做的事；
Teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave.
21.並要從百姓中揀選有才能的人，就是敬畏 神、誠實無妄、恨不義之財的人，派他們作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長，管理百姓，
But select capable men from all the people－men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain－and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
22.叫他們隨時審判百姓，大事都要呈到你這裏，小是他們自己可以審判。這樣，你就輕省些，他們也可以同當此任。
Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
23.你若這樣行， 神也這樣吩咐你，你就能受得住，這百姓也都平平安安歸回他們的住處。」
If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.」
24.於是，摩西聽從他岳父的話，按著他所說的去行。
Moses listened to his father－in－law and did everything be said.
25.摩西從以色列人中揀選了有才能的人，立他們為百姓的首領，作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長。
He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
26.他們隨時審判百姓，有難斷的案件就呈到摩西那裏，但各樣小事他們自己審判。
They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.
27.此後，摩西讓他的岳父去，他就往本地去了。
Then Moses sent his father－in－law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own country. |
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